Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-08-28
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.

MAM1
San Francisco Public Opinion says:
The Democratic party has done one
thing at least that commends itself to
every honest man In the State and ma
tion. And Mr.. Cleveland, whatever he
may have done in other respects, has ap-
pointed three honest, intelligent, firm
and gentlemanIy Commissioners for the
railroad investigation. They do honor
to the party. 1t promised an honest
administration Of our public affairs, and
in this regard it kept its promise.
The three Commissioners, Ex-Governor
Pattison, Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Littler,
have shown throughout the most admir-.
able temper. They have put their ques-
tions as the law commanded. They
will insist on explicit answers. They
have been refused. These railroad men,
Stanford L Co., have said all the time,
eve forget, we have no books, we
refuse to answer"
The Commissioners have said You
must. We shall 60 to the courts and
have you commanded to answer. But
they have never uttered one word that
was not in the most gentlemanly manner
and tone.
It is hardly strange that the press OF
our city has not one word of condemna-
ton for these recreant railroad Directors.
but reserve all their fire for the three
Investigators, when we reflect on the
thousands that have been paid on all
sides for either silence or support.
Every attorney that ever sued them with
any ability, became at once a railroad
attorney. They have q perfect army OF
them; but they have not one, nor all,
that could make o defense for them on
this trial.
Newspapers have been caved down,
too. The Bulletin and Call fail to con-
vince the jury that they did not get that
$50, 600. Boruck Of the Spirit of the
Times, confesses to about sl0 1000 q year,
and S12, 900 in 1884. 1t was for adver.
Using, of course, and for spicy railroad
articles. Even the Chronicle has shown
symptoms of leaving down the bank
1t intimated that we were harrassing our
railroads, while Canada was nursing
theirs. Pixley, of course, is ready to
bow down and kiss the toe of wealth.
Not one of all these had one word Of
reproach for men whose every act since
they laid the first rail has been o cheat
and a falsehood.
Is such conduct then correct? Is il
lawful, moral! Is it anything but in
famous and felonious?
Stanford himself said they swore they
were at the foot Of the mountains, when
16 miles away, to get the extra allow
ance for mountain work. A few rocks
in the soil were the pretext.
They let contracts to themselves, ir
secret, terms unknown, and books de
stroyed.
This Is the outcome:
The Government put in fifty millions.
and they put in nothing.
They now own . hundred millions and
the Government nothing.
How was it done? By a long success
sion of thimble.rigging. At each turn
the property became theirs, more and
more, till at last they modestly tell the
people that they have won every trick
and all the money.
How was it done? We decline to
answer.
Did you corrupt Congress to get that
second mortgage bill passed? We de.
cline to answer.
Did you corrupt the Legislature Of the
State? We decline to answer.
Did you cave down Boruck or Pixley,
or Fitch and Pick? We decline to an.
swer.
Boruck calls this q Democratic In.
QUESTION. He is right about that. and
we are glad of it, and the people will sec
that it gets the truth.